I wish to learn to adjustments, hue, saturation etc
Hello,
I would like to ask the question of the questions: I wish to learn to correct contrasts, hue, saturations, learn the right gradation of colors adjustments and so on, to create better quality images.
I know, there's tons of tutorials they explain "how to learn curves" , "how to learn the right saturations" and so on..
but yet, Ive watched many tutorials but still, when I'm alone with my images, I don't really get the point of what the perfect calibrations of all these adjustments.
I mean, the tutorial tell you the number of percentage to use with a certain adjustment layer, or certain numbers to add in the camera raw section, but still you follow the instructions over their trial perfect images, but when I have other images, other colors etc, nothing come out.
Or I should say, yes, of course I can reach a better saturation following a tutorial, but still , I don't understand what I'm doing, but simply "play" with controls as long as (casually) I find an result that I (almost ) like it.
But what I really try to achieve is to Understand what I'm doing, why I should choice certain tones instead of others when I regolate the saturations , hue, vibrance etc etc...
What are the books that really explain how to use Photoshop and aquire more control over my works, so that I'm not doing things "casually"? I know that at the end , many results can depends on personal preferences, yes, but I want still learn what are the "fixed " rules (professional photographers , knows the real rules and how things works) , they have a "consciousness", they don't place things and sort things casually. There s always rules to follow to achieve a real good result, and they can also use their preferences but yet, they "stay" inside those rules because those rules explain not the "fixed" values , but the rules explain what are used for those values, and in that spaces one can use their taste, but without fails.
I really hope there's a more specific books about reach especially this goal: learn to paint "Fine art" portrait with Photoshop.
Thanks for any advieses, Im really disappointed that I'm always in the same level,even watching so many tutorials for a long time...
